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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1977?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1977, the Sun was in Cancer (14°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°01' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°17'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1977	Jul 22, 1977 into Leo
Moon	24°38'38" Pisces	Direct	Jul 4, 1977	Jul 6, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	21°57'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1977	Jul 10, 1977 into Leo
Venus	29°51'39" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 6, 1977 into Gemini
Mars	22°09'07" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 17, 1977 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°59'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	15°42'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°43'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°58'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°27'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°00'25" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 6, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 15:08 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 6, 15:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 6, 22:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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